Bartholomeus SprangerFlemish, 1546–1611Ceres and Bacchus
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Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the painting
This painting is a copy of a print by Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628), originally based on a painting by Spranger. Spranger often used the iconography of Ceres and Bacchus, two important agricultural deities. Muller's print has the Latin inscription Sine Cerere et Bacchio friget Venus, which translates to "without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold." The motto indicates that Love, represented by Venus, is impossible without the nourishment of food and drink, as the deities of grain and wine walk hand in hand.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1916.805
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Bartholomeus Spranger
The whole life1581–1602 · Workplace
Prague
1602 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1602 · Workplace
Haarlem
1602 · Workplace
Antwerp
1602 · Workplace
Cologne
August 1611
Died
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